Refrigerator.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

ULYISES 8. REEKS. F SOU'ljl BEND. INDIANA. ASSIGNO 0F .ONE-HALF T0 DELLANO l Y 0. RINGSLEYY. 0F SOUTH BEND. INDIANA.

REFRIGERIATOR.

naomi-i.

peqtieltton nl Letten Intent.'

lntentetl Feb. 2l. i911.

Application ttteit ,Anmut u. n10. Sertnt Ito. 579.509,

and Stute of Iudinnn. hnt'e invented rertnnt new nud useful vln imoveninntsin ltefrigerntorsof whirli the following is 'o swt-thention.

Mv invention relntes'lto iunFrorenn-ot in l0 refrigerntorn. und the t pjeet of the pre-ent invention in to inrrrnse the eooliug etlrienry of robinets used for storing irt'` erento nud other froxen rinuds. whioh require :t tow teut|wrnture where the eontnitn-rt'or tlw rrrnm uro not brought iu dirret oontm't n ith the refrigernnt.

.hmther objert ol' thv invention re.-tde.-

iu the provision ol' moons .f or obtnining n eold dry nir in n storage ehnmlwr. und for n '5" more eren distribution of the retrigernntl nronnd tbe ehnndnr. so thnt the -nnte will lil' nllnunt eotnpletel enwloped b r the refrigernut InnLnnIike the ordioory robinet in whieh the brine nll gruritntrrc to the bot,-

if tout nud miden of the t'oolinp ehnntbet'. lent'- ing the upper end und .-i| s, thereof fully exposed un the ire ni'rlts. theflirtne in held upon the top of the elnnnber. .do-:ns to uhmm refri erntion nt thntpoiut lopg nfter the teo t0 lum t isoppenred.

further objert of the invention rooidos in the provinion of n rei'olnble brnrket mlnpt rd to receive und ltold tln` rnnrt rontnining the erenln sus ientled. so thnt tho pnrtirulnr lf enn from whic it is desired to remore eremu' muy be eniiily brought in line with the opening into the ehnlnber. This arrangement requires the opening to bo nntlirieutly Inrge .enough only to permit n erenm con to bn t0 pained into the ehnmlwr. the odvnntnge of which resides in the inereosod spoor renininin on the top ot tlieelnunlwr tor the refrlgernnt.

With these ond other obievts in vie'w. the

f5 invention eonsists of eertnin novel fon nrel ol consti-notion. on lirreiititfter deseribed nn l pointed ontin the ehntns.

Figure 1 nl tt top view of the robinet. ith the cover removed therefrom. Flu. t5 n '0 vertical sectional vien' token on n line .v .e

of Fig. 1, with the rover in position upon the cn inet.

The enhinet. eomprises n cylindrical outer enning l. whieh is huiltl up and provided with non-rondncting motel-inl in itti wnlhl, to

uwlnl lining thereof. or for rrplnring thc son-o when worn. tentrnlly disposed within tin engins: in tuetnllir rvliudrirnl rowing i L. sulliriently nnoller in dinmeter so ns to lrntr n ron-idernblr intervening spnee bet twei-n tht` sunto nml the unter rinsing for the l'tt't-ptitm of tilt' litfligt'ltllll. Tin* lintttllll tt. ot' the inner raising. in rni el nbore the lower ndgt' thereof m nI to provide nu oprit .pnee tlwreumler. n phn'nlitr of openings l. ntl'ording rouuuunirntion between' the sinne und the spoor on the side nl thr ryliudrt'. so i t-hnt the brine rnn entertherethrongln The :side wnll of tht` inner rnsinr ,extends npunrdlt beyond the top thereo so no to forni n rreeptnrle thereon .'v. in whieh ier und ruilt i# pm'lted. nud the britte resulting front the inrltin of the ire nud milt lrnmino there- ,.in. instent of tlowing to the bottom of the vultinet. 'l'ltr ndvnntuge of this in rlenrly i n-plmrrnt. ns the brine hns t'rfrigrrntin v prulwrtits long uftrt' the im* hn disuppenreti thus keeping the rt-ft'imu'nut more evenly distributod. nthere v'ill be brine on top of, be-

. urnth nud nronnd the rlunnl-wr. 'lhe reoeptnrle is provided with n drnin nt tl..whirh |nr|uit.-` the brine to empty into the bottoni of the onbinrt. whit-b in turn hns n drnin nt 7.

--(ounnttnirntion with the inner raising is hnd through nn openiu r S. whieh is prefernbly of n lize just sutii-ient to pertnit the vous routniuing the crrntn to poss therte-` through. so on to ohtniu rorresqmndin ly greater enpneity tor the reeeptnele f. ho upper end of the ujn-ning is on n level with the upper end of the inner cutting, so thnt. tle brine in the top reeeptncle nlny not over ttow into the rowing. cover t) resta upon the upper edges of the outer rinsing. thel inner rnsing und woll of thtI opening. thus effecting n tight closn'l'e und permitting ncce to be had to the storage rhmuber without exposing the refrigwxnt to the atmosphere, the cover hnving nn opening therein coincident with the opening into the inner casing, ond n lid tt) for rinsing the suino.

ln order to permit tho contenta o! the 

